# How to populate a column automatically when user creates record?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-populate-a-column-automatically-when-user-creates-record/1542>\
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**Created:** [October 30, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-populate-a-column-automatically-when-user-creates-record/1542 "2019-10-30T17:58:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Antonio\_Ramos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/antonio_ramos/32/1222_2.png) [@Antonio\_Ramos](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Antonio_Ramos)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-populate-a-column-automatically-when-user-creates-record/1542/1 "2019-10-30T17:58:55Z")

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Hello i have a multi user app.  
Every user has to create events.  
How do i populate automatically the user column whith the user who created the record?

regards

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**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-populate-a-column-automatically-when-user-creates-record/1542/2 "2019-10-30T18:00:13Z")

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Hi! This is covered in detail in our documentation: [https://docs.glideapps.com/all/guides/intermediate-techniques/forms#adding-special-values](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/guides/intermediate-techniques/forms#adding-special-values)